Tafsir Muyassar al-Balad البَلَد (The City, This Countryside) 20 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Abdel Haleem
I swear by this city––
King Fahd Quran Complex

أقسم الله بهذا البلد الحرام، وهو "مكة"، وأنت -أيها النبي- مقيم في هذا "البلد الحرام"، وأقسم بوالد البشرية- وهو آدم عليه السلام- وما تناسل منه من ولد، لقد خلقنا الإنسان في شدة وعناء من مكابدة الدنيا.

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وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Abdel Haleem
and you [Prophet] are an inhabitant of this city––
King Fahd Quran Complex

أقسم الله بهذا البلد الحرام، وهو "مكة"، وأنت -أيها النبي- مقيم في هذا "البلد الحرام"، وأقسم بوالد البشرية- وهو آدم عليه السلام- وما تناسل منه من ولد، لقد خلقنا الإنسان في شدة وعناء من مكابدة الدنيا.

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وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Abdel Haleem
[I swear] by parent and offspring
King Fahd Quran Complex

أقسم الله بهذا البلد الحرام، وهو "مكة"، وأنت -أيها النبي- مقيم في هذا "البلد الحرام"، وأقسم بوالد البشرية- وهو آدم عليه السلام- وما تناسل منه من ولد، لقد خلقنا الإنسان في شدة وعناء من مكابدة الدنيا.

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لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
Abdel Haleem
that We have created man for toil and trial
King Fahd Quran Complex

أقسم الله بهذا البلد الحرام، وهو "مكة"، وأنت -أيها النبي- مقيم في هذا "البلد الحرام"، وأقسم بوالد البشرية- وهو آدم عليه السلام- وما تناسل منه من ولد، لقد خلقنا الإنسان في شدة وعناء من مكابدة الدنيا.

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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Abdel Haleem
Does he think that no one will have power over him
King Fahd Quran Complex

أيظنُّ بما جمعه من مال أن الله لن يقدر عليه؟

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يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Abdel Haleem
‘I have squandered great wealth,’ he says
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يقول متباهيًا: أنفقت مالا كثيرًا. أيظنُّ في فعله هذا أن الله عز وجل لا يراه، ولا يحاسبه على الصغير والكبير؟

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أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Abdel Haleem
Does he think no one observes him
King Fahd Quran Complex

يقول متباهيًا: أنفقت مالا كثيرًا. أيظنُّ في فعله هذا أن الله عز وجل لا يراه، ولا يحاسبه على الصغير والكبير؟

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أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
Abdel Haleem
Did We not give him eyes
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ألم نجعل له عينين يبصر بهما، ولسانًا وشفتين ينطق بها، وبينَّا له سبيلَي الخير والشر؟

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وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
Abdel Haleem
a tongue, lips
King Fahd Quran Complex

ألم نجعل له عينين يبصر بهما، ولسانًا وشفتين ينطق بها، وبينَّا له سبيلَي الخير والشر؟

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وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
Abdel Haleem
and point out to him the two clear ways [of good and evil]
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ألم نجعل له عينين يبصر بهما، ولسانًا وشفتين ينطق بها، وبينَّا له سبيلَي الخير والشر؟

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فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
Abdel Haleem
Yet he has not attempted the steep path
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فهلا تجاوز مشقة الآخرة بإنفاق ماله، فيأمن.

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وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
Abdel Haleem
What will explain to you what the steep path is
King Fahd Quran Complex

وأيُّ شيء أعلمك: ما مشقة الآخرة، وما يعين على تجاوزها؟

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فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Abdel Haleem
It is to free a slave
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إنه عتق رقبة مؤمنة من أسر الرِّق.

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أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
Abdel Haleem
to feed at a time of hunge
King Fahd Quran Complex

أو إطعام في يوم ذي مجاعة شديدة، يتيمًا من ذوي القرابة يجتمع فيه فضل الصدقة وصلة الرحم، أو فقيرًا معدمًا لا شيء عنده.

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يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Abdel Haleem
an orphaned relativ
King Fahd Quran Complex

أو إطعام في يوم ذي مجاعة شديدة، يتيمًا من ذوي القرابة يجتمع فيه فضل الصدقة وصلة الرحم، أو فقيرًا معدمًا لا شيء عنده.

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أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Abdel Haleem
or a poor person in distress
King Fahd Quran Complex

أو إطعام في يوم ذي مجاعة شديدة، يتيمًا من ذوي القرابة يجتمع فيه فضل الصدقة وصلة الرحم، أو فقيرًا معدمًا لا شيء عنده.

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ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
Abdel Haleem
and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion
King Fahd Quran Complex

ثم كان مع فِعْل ما ذُكر من أعمال الخير من الذين أخلصوا الإيمان لله، وأوصى بعضهم بعضًا بالصبر على طاعة الله وعن معاصيه، وتواصوا بالرحمة بالخلق.

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أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
Abdel Haleem
Those who do this will be on the right-hand side
King Fahd Quran Complex

الذين فعلوا هذه الأفعال، هم أصحاب اليمين، الذين يؤخذ بهم يوم القيامة ذات اليمين إلى الجنة.

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وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
Abdel Haleem
but those who disbelieve in Our revelations will be on the left-hand side
King Fahd Quran Complex

والذين كفروا بالقرآن هم الذين يؤخذ بهم يوم القيامة ذات الشمال إلى النار.

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عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
Abdel Haleem
and the Fire will close in on them
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جزاؤهم جهنم مطبَقةٌ مغلقة عليهم.

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